I played a sneak peak of ‘Pokémon Scarlet,’ the franchise’s first open world game

The ninth installment in the iconic franchise’s main series games, “Pokémon Scarlet & Violet” melds the best parts of “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” and “Pokémon Sword & Shield” to debut Pokémon’s first open world game, out November 18. I know what you’re thinking. “Legends: Arceus,” which came out earlier this year, was often described as an…

Taylor Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’ video is a vulnerable portrayal of the inner critic

The call is coming from inside the house in Taylor Swift’s new music video for “Anti-Hero” from her just-released new album Midnights. The video, written and directed by Swift, appears to be a vulnerable and creative portrayal of her relationship with her inner critic and body image issues. Opening with Swift running around a house…

The US government is considering a national security review of Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter acquisition, report says. If it happens, Biden could ultimately kill the deal.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Alex Kantrowitz US officials are looking at a national security review for Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, sources told Bloomberg. President Biden could end Musk’s acquisition of Twitter if the security review goes ahead. Musk tried to back out of the deal this summer, and Twitter sued him. The US…

NATO navies are teaming up for the first time to practice using drones to hunt submarines and other undersea threats

Sailors with an unmanned underwater vehicle alongside German navy ship FGS Mosel during NATO exercise Dynamic Messenger in September. NATO Maritime Command NATO personnel tested out unmanned vehicles in southern Portugal during two exercises in September. The drills reflect NATO’s growing interest in finding new ways to detect and counter maritime threats. NATO navies put…

Sailors have long complained about jet fuel seeping into their water on US Navy aircraft carriers and other warships. Here’s how that can even happen.

U.S. Sailors perform maintenance on sprinklers during a countermeasure wash down on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean April 29, 2014. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Siobhana R. McEwen/Released The crew of a US Navy aircraft carrier recently discovered jet fuel contaminating…

An unfinished 168-foot superyacht that was abandoned in 2007 will soon be up for auction starting at $1.5 million — see inside the 40% complete yacht

Boathouse Auctions An unfinished superyacht abandoned just before the Great Recession will be up for auction starting at $1.5 million. The 168-foot motoryacht could cost between $16 million to $25 million to complete. Take a look at the nearly half-finished motoryacht that’ll be auctioned by Boathouse Auctions in November. A 168-foot superyacht will be up…

Twitter tells staff there are no plans for layoffs, following claims that Elon Musk planned to cut headcount by 75%, report says

Twitter’s general counsel emailed staff on Thursday, per a report. Chesnot/Getty Images Twitter has told staff that the company has no plans for company-wide layoffs, per Reuters. On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that Elon Musk planned to cut Twitter’s headcount by nearly 75%. The reported cuts would have slashed Twitter’s 7,500-person workforce to around…

Lawmakers could rush through $50 billion in aid for Ukraine before a possible GOP-led Congress can block it, report says

A file photo shows Ukrainian flags in front of the White House in Washington DC. Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Lawmakers are considering sending $50 billion to Ukraine as quickly as possible, NBC reported. They are said to be wary that the looming midterms could make passing such a measure impossible. Kevin McCarthy said…

Russia kept Ukrainian prisoners in open-air cages and used mock executions to extract information, witnesses tell NYT

A view of a school which was used as a Russian military base in the recaptured town of Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo After Russian troops retreated in eastern Ukraine, witnesses described widespread abuses.  A witness told NYT of open-air cages; another spoke of being put through a mock execution.  The…